Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her ( 1 ) he couldn’t do anything ( 2 ). Every morning she would give him breakfast ( 3 ) bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too ( 4 ) to work-in fact he had tried a few ( 5 ). First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he ( 6 ) a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费)collected. He ( 7 ) lost his job as a postman ( 8 ) he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ( 9 ) suitable work for him. So he ( 10 ) to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ( 11 ) about this that she told the ( 12 ) to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there ( 13 ) was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came ( 14 ) he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His ( 15 ) mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good (16 ) in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his (17 ) came in sight, some of the people watching (18 ) laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with (19 ), shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of ( 20 ) except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”

1. A. hope　　　 　　 B. eyes　　　 　　　 C. head　　　 　　　 　D. beliefs

2. A. wrong　　　 　　 B. great　　　 　　C. good　　　 　　　 　　D. strange

3. A. to　　　　　 　 B. at　　　　 　　C. in　　　　 　　　 　　D. by

4. A. lazy　　　　 　　 B. young　　 　　C. weak　　 　 　　D. shy

5. A. ones　　　　 　 B. years　　 　　C. tasks　　 　 　　D. jobs

6. A. followed　　 　B. met　　　 　　　 　　C. became　 　　D. found

7. A. thus　　　　 　B. even　　 　 　　C. once　　　 　　　 D. only

8. A. even if　　　 　B. so that　　 　　　 　　C. because　　 　　　 D. though

9. A. some　　　　 　B. such　　　 　　C. less　　　 　　　 D. no

10. A. began　　　 B. promised　　 　C. managed　　 　　D. decided

11. A. excited　　　 　 B. worried　　 　　 C. anxious　 　　　 D. curious

12. A. incident　　 　 B. change　　 　　 C. news　　　 　　　 D. matter

13. A. yet　　　　 　 B. ever　　　 　　　 C. never　　　 　　　 D. just

14. A. where　　　 　 B. since　　　 　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. till

15. A. proud　　 　　 B. kind　　　　 　　 C. strict　　　 　　　 D. lucky

16. A. time　　　 　 B. position　　 　　 C. experience　 　　 D. impression

17. A. neighbours　 　 B. army officer　 　C. mother　 　　D. fellow soldiers

18. A. couldn’t help B. kept　 　　　　　　 C. stopped　　 　　 D. shouldn’t burst out

19. A. sadness　　　 B. happiness　 　　　 C. surprise　 　　D. regret

20. A. sight　　　　 B. order　　　 　　 C. mind　　 　　D. step

20. They are said 　　　　an office building now on the other side of the river, which will be completed next year.

A. to be building　　　　 B. building　　　　　　　　　 C. to be built　　　　　　　　 D. build

18.(　　 )One third of the houses___ destroyed when a terrible earthquake struck the city last night.

A. was　　 B. were　 C. has been　　　 D. have been

(　　 ) 19 ----How long are you staying?

　　 　　　----I don't know.___________.

A. That's OK 　　B. Never mind　 C. It depends.　 D. It doesn't matter

17.(　　 )______ , the population of China is the largest in the world .

A. It is well known that　　 　　　B. As is well known

C. Which is well known　　　　　 D. We all know

16.(　　 )He promised to send me an invitation to visit their country ___ until I was 60 years old.

A. each two years　　　　　　　　　 B. each other year

C. every other year　　　　　　　　　 D. every second years

15.(　　 )It is reported that fifteen runners from 8 countries will ____ the 100-metre race.

A. compete in　　 B. compete for　　 C. compete with　　 D. compete over

14.(　　 ) _____ I may not be able to succeed, I will keep trying.

　　　 A. when　 B. While　 C. Since　　　 D. If

13.(　　 ) It is often ______ to find that our children are not doing ______ in school.

A.　　 disappointing ; good　 B. disappointed ; good　

C. disappointing ; well　　 D. disappointed ; well

12.(　　 ) Such good use has been 　　　　his spare time 　　　　his English has improved a lot.

A. made of; that　　　　　　　 B. made of; as 　　　 C. made in; that　　 D. found in; as

11. He aimed __________ a good doctor

　 　　A. at becoming　 B. for becoming　 　　C. in becoming　 D. becoming